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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual Studio skills within the Cambridge region with a comparison to our Development Applications category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Visual Studio over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual Studio
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank4747
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching permanent IT job ads12195
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.067 %0.040 %
As % of the category below41.44 %32.31 %
Salaries quoted11288
Average minimum salary£33,321£35,977
Average salary£35,859£39,733
% change on same period last year-9.74 %
Average maximum salary£38,397£43,489
UK excluding London average salary£33,624£35,308
% change on same period last year-4.77 %
Cambridge IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Cambridge
Matching permanent IT job ads292294
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.162 %0.123 %
Salaries quoted254226
Average minimum salary£34,361£34,156
Average salary£37,192£38,295
% change on same period last year-2.87 %
Average maximum salary£40,022£42,433
UK excluding London average salary£35,110£35,983
% change on same period last year-2.42 %
Visual Studio CambridgeshireVisual Studio
Cambridgeshire

Visual Studio
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Visual Studio across the Cambridge region as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.

Cambridge Visual Studio Demand Trend

Visual Studio
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Visual Studio across the Cambridge region.

Cambridge Visual Studio Salary Trend

Visual Studio
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Visual Studio across the Cambridge region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Cambridge Visual Studio Salary Histogram

Visual Studio
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Cambridge region citing Visual Studio also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited Visual Studio.

1176 (83.81 %).NET
2145 (69.05 %)C#
394 (44.76 %)ASP.NET
492 (43.81 %)SQL Server
590 (42.86 %)C++
672 (34.29 %)Windows
763 (30.00 %)Microsoft
848 (22.86 %).NET Framework
945 (21.43 %)CSS
1044 (20.95 %)MFC
1142 (20.00 %)WebServices
1241 (19.52 %)XML
1339 (18.57 %)OO
1436 (17.14 %)AJAX
1535 (16.67 %)VB.NET
1634 (16.19 %)JavaScript
1634 (16.19 %)XHTML
1732 (15.24 %)SQL
1828 (13.33 %)STL
1926 (12.38 %)Health
2025 (11.90 %)MSI
2123 (10.95 %)N-Tier
2222 (10.48 %)MS Excel
2321 (10.00 %)SQL Server 2005
2420 (9.524 %)Degree
2420 (9.524 %)WinForms
2519 (9.048 %)E-Commerce
2519 (9.048 %)WSDL
2519 (9.048 %)OOP
2519 (9.048 %)Web 2.0

Visual Studio
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Cambridge region citing Visual Studio also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited Visual Studio. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cambridge IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1176 (83.81 %).NET
294 (44.76 %)ASP.NET
348 (22.86 %).NET Framework
445 (21.43 %)CSS
544 (20.95 %)MFC
642 (20.00 %)WebServices
741 (19.52 %)XML
836 (17.14 %)AJAX
934 (16.19 %)XHTML
1028 (13.33 %)STL
1120 (9.524 %)WinForms
1219 (9.048 %)WSDL
1318 (8.571 %)jQuery
1417 (8.095 %)SOAP
1515 (7.143 %)WCF
1614 (6.667 %)ASP.NET 2.0
1713 (6.190 %)HTML
189 (4.286 %)ODBC
198 (3.810 %)Silverlight
198 (3.810 %)WPF
Cambridge IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (3.333 %)SharePoint
24 (1.905 %)ColdFusion MX
24 (1.905 %)IIS
24 (1.905 %)ColdFusion
24 (1.905 %)BizTalk Server
31 (0.476 %)Exchange Server 2003
31 (0.476 %)SharePoint Server 2007
31 (0.476 %)MS Exchange
Cambridge IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
122 (10.48 %)MS Excel
29 (4.286 %)Photoshop
33 (1.429 %)MATLAB
41 (0.476 %)InfoPath
41 (0.476 %)MS Office
Cambridge IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
118 (8.571 %)HTTP
215 (7.143 %)Internet
36 (2.857 %)SMPP
41 (0.476 %)Wi-Fi
41 (0.476 %)Wireless
41 (0.476 %)TCP/IP
Cambridge IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
192 (43.81 %)SQL Server
221 (10.00 %)SQL Server 2005
313 (6.190 %)Oracle 10g
412 (5.714 %)Oracle 9i
56 (2.857 %)SQL Server 2008
65 (2.381 %)SQL Server 2000
74 (1.905 %)Crystal Reports
83 (1.429 %)RDBMS
92 (0.952 %)Informix
101 (0.476 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
101 (0.476 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
Cambridge IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
125 (11.90 %)MSI
210 (4.762 %)Subversion
39 (4.286 %)VSS/SourceSafe
46 (2.857 %)CruiseControl
53 (1.429 %)LabVIEW
62 (0.952 %)Flash
71 (0.476 %)InstallShield
Cambridge IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
126 (12.38 %)Health
217 (8.095 %)Pensions
37 (3.333 %)Animation
37 (3.333 %)Insurance
46 (2.857 %)Marketing
46 (2.857 %)Finance
55 (2.381 %)Automotive
55 (2.381 %)3D Graphics
64 (1.905 %)Games
64 (1.905 %)Publishing
73 (1.429 %)Music
73 (1.429 %)Telecoms
73 (1.429 %)Retail
82 (0.952 %)Education
82 (0.952 %)Pharmaceutical
82 (0.952 %)Electronics
91 (0.476 %)Banking
91 (0.476 %)Multimedia
Cambridge IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1129 (61.43 %)Developer
265 (30.95 %)Software Engineer
354 (25.71 %).NET Developer
447 (22.38 %)C# Developer
540 (19.05 %)Software Developer
632 (15.24 %)Web Developer
724 (11.43 %)C++ Developer
822 (10.48 %)CSharp Software Developer
916 (7.619 %)ASP.NET Developer
1015 (7.143 %)C++ Software Developer
1114 (6.667 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
1213 (6.190 %)Senior Developer
1312 (5.714 %)C++ Software Engineer
1411 (5.238 %)C++/C# Developer
158 (3.810 %)Applications Developer
158 (3.810 %)Programmer
158 (3.810 %)Graduate
158 (3.810 %).NET Web Developer
167 (3.333 %)Senior .NET Developer
167 (3.333 %)C# Software Engineer
Cambridge IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
123 (10.95 %)N-Tier
219 (9.048 %)Web 2.0
310 (4.762 %)Computer Science
46 (2.857 %)Device Driver
46 (2.857 %)Client/Server
55 (2.381 %)Mathematics
64 (1.905 %)Multithreading
73 (1.429 %)Data Protection Act
73 (1.429 %)IPTV
82 (0.952 %)CCTV
91 (0.476 %)Physics
91 (0.476 %)Life Science
Cambridge IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
172 (34.29 %)Windows
211 (5.238 %)Windows Vista
39 (4.286 %)Linux
47 (3.333 %)Windows XP
54 (1.905 %)Windows CE
61 (0.476 %)Windows Server 2003
61 (0.476 %)Windows Server 2008
Cambridge IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
139 (18.57 %)OO
219 (9.048 %)E-Commerce
219 (9.048 %)OOP
39 (4.286 %)Web Design
39 (4.286 %)Software Engineering
48 (3.810 %)Scrum
57 (3.333 %)Project Management
66 (2.857 %)SEO
66 (2.857 %)Agile Software Development
74 (1.905 %)Product Marketing
83 (1.429 %)Release Management
83 (1.429 %)Data Protection
83 (1.429 %)UML
92 (0.952 %)Integration Testing
92 (0.952 %)Internet Marketing
92 (0.952 %)Time Management
101 (0.476 %)Unit Testing
101 (0.476 %)Quality Management
101 (0.476 %)Data Modelling
101 (0.476 %)Business Intelligence
Cambridge IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1145 (69.05 %)C#
290 (42.86 %)C++
335 (16.67 %)VB.NET
434 (16.19 %)JavaScript
532 (15.24 %)SQL
617 (8.095 %)C
716 (7.619 %)PL/SQL
85 (2.381 %)VC++
94 (1.905 %)Transact-SQL
94 (1.905 %)VB
102 (0.952 %)ActionScript
111 (0.476 %)Java
111 (0.476 %)Assembly Language
Cambridge IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
120 (9.524 %)Degree
24 (1.905 %)Microsoft Certification
31 (0.476 %)MCAD
31 (0.476 %)MCSD
Cambridge IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (0.952 %)QA
12 (0.952 %)JTAG
Cambridge IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (0.476 %)Active Directory
Cambridge IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
163 (30.00 %)Microsoft
215 (7.143 %)Oracle
314 (6.667 %)Perforce
314 (6.667 %)Macrovision
42 (0.952 %)IBM
51 (0.476 %)Yahoo!
51 (0.476 %)Google
51 (0.476 %)Cisco
51 (0.476 %)Nokia